Pledged to actively use his position as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to pursue increased U.S. defense funding during the 119th Congress.

Stated position. What this official has said they believe on this issue — a sourced claim, shown distinctly from any assessment of what they did. It is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.

Derived from a tracked promise: “Pledged to actively use his position as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to pursue increased U.S. defense fundi…”